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Study senior citizens
Eight per cent of
Canada's people are over
55 -year's old, H.ttiron
County exceeds that
national statistic and 12
per cent of the county's
population are senior
citizens.
The Auxiliary ' to the
Clinton Public Hospital
learned these figures at
their November 3
meeting. when president
Dawna Westlake and vice
president Ruth Bond
reported on the Hospital
Auxiliaries' Association
Convention. The meeting
was held in Toronto from
October 25-28 and dealt
with the topic, More older
people, more older
Mrs: Westlake and
Mrs. Bond reported that
in Ontario, nine per cent
of senior citizens reside in
institutions. Compared to
figures in Britain and
Denmark, the Ontario
numbers run con-
siderably higher.
There are a number of
possible ways to reduce
this number,' by better
assessment of the age
group, more day care
centres, home care
programs, ' telephone
checks to high risk
people, as well as a
means to provide
vacation beds on a
temporary basis to
relieve families who are
responsible and have
senior citizens, usually
family members, living
in their homes. The aim is
to reduce the number of
senior citizens who are
living in institutions and
already Huron County
has and isdeveloping
many of these services.
At the convention, it
was noted that the
community has a
responsibility to be aware
and to administer to the
needs of the individual by
means of education,
changing attitudes and by
exploiting the talents and
experiences of older
persons.
One of the speakers at
the convention
challenged her audience
with the statement, "If a
person is not eccentric by
the age of 65, he has no
personality,"
Willingness to be
educated to the needs of
the patients and some
elderly in the Clinton
hospital is exhibited by
the Candy -Stripers.._
Of special interest to
the Clinton community is
the upcoming capping
ceremony of the Candy
Stripers which will be
held on Sunday,
November 30 at 2:34 pm.
The event will be held at
Wesel y -
Willis United Chruch and
it is hoped that the af-
ternoon time will provide
an opportunity for
greater attendance.
In other business, it
was reported that Ellen
Butcher and Marg
Coventry attended the
mini -convention on
Teenage Volunteers.
Margie Wise, Barb.
Young and Carol Keefe
also attended the evert
which was/the first of its
kind.
Over 200 people at-
tended,'Wh ch was more
than expected and the
enthusiasm of the young
people of both sexes was
reflected in their ex-
pression of willingness to
volunteer their time in
the hospital and their
eagerness to be
productive in the
hospital. It was reported
that this service has been
expanded to the extent
that more specific
guidelines are being
looked at regarding the
training program, duties
and age limitations from
the Ontario Hospital
Auxiliaries Association.
For the Clinton
hospital, the Auxiliary
has agreed to purchase a
desk monitor which will
cost $4,600. The monitor
will be used in con-
junction
with the new
coronary care monitor
which was recently
bought by the hospital.
Tray favors were
Uniteds have
new minister
The two-point charge
Wesley -Willis and
Holmesville United
Churches have a new
minister to replace Rev.
John Oestreicher, Who is
moving to. Walkerton at
the end of December.
Rev. James Bechtel,
who has been serving
Linden Park United
Church in Hamilton 'for
the past eight years, will
be the new minister,'
commencing on July 1,
1981. ,.
He and his wife Elaine
have two children, Lori,
.13-, and Murray, -10. -
A supply minister will
be engaged from January
1 until the Bechtels arrive
on July 1.
provided by the Legion
Ladies for Remembrance
Day.
The hairdressing
service, which operates
every Tuesday from 9 am
until noon, is in need of
volunteer help.
It was reported that the
hospital gift shop has had
a successful first year,
showing a profit of $541,
after repaying an initial
loan of $600.
The Auxiliary is
planning a craft
workshop, to be held at
the home of Gerry Van
DenBerg today,
November 13 at 1 pm.
Please bring scissors,
knitting needles, crochet
hooks at–id-any maaterials
which might be required
for crafts which might be
directed toward a
Christmas theme.
The December meeting
will be held at the
hospital board room on
December 1 starting at 1
pm. The hospital will be
decorated for Christmas
following the meeting and
all Auxiliary members
are invited to come out
for tea, goodies and to
help decorate the hospital -
for Christmas.
CLINTON NEWS -,RECORD, THURSDAY, NOVEMB14R 13,1980—PAG 25
Fund raising cxercisc-athon planned
The Huron Daly Centre
will hold an exercise-a-
thon from Monday,
November 17 to. Friday,
November 21 to raise
funds for the Centre's
operating expenses, Co-
ordinator Rosemary
Armstrong expects 60
clients and 20 volunteers
and staff members to
participate,
Using stationary bikes,
pulleys and other
equipment, the exercise-
,-thnn will
,auditorium at Huronview
for four hours each day .
(11 a.m. to 3 p.m.) for a
total of 20 hours.
Pledges may be made
to the Day Care Centre by
calling 482-7043. The
Centre is a registered
charitable organization.
Receipts will be issued
for donations above $5.
For donations below $5
receipts will be issued on
request.
If successful, the
exercise -a -then may
become an annual fund-
raising event and be
.expanded to Include
-nutritional and dietary
information.
Paul Forler of Goderich practices on the pulleys for
next week's exercise -a -thou at the Huron Day Care
Centre, while Sadie Crawford of Goderich and
Barbara Balfaleur of Clinton look :on. (photo by
ElaineTownshend)
Seniors congress planned
The Clinton Golden
Radars senior citizens
clubs and other similar
groups across the
province are invited to
attend the Tenth Inter-
national Senior Citizens'
Association Congress.
Information on the
meeting was sent to the
Radars from the United
Senior Citizens of Ontario
(USCO) association. The
gathering will take place
in Toronto on May 19, 20
and 21 at the Prince Hotel
in Don Mills.
It was reported to the
Radars that this con-
vention will be a once-in-
a-lifetime opportunity
and USCO is urging as
many seniors as possible
to attend. A11 clubs have
been invited to make a
donation, small or large,
to help defray the ex-
penses of the congress.
The Radars secretary
also read a letter which
outlined the benefits of,
individual clubs which
are being organized into
zones. They in turn
support the -USCO, the
senior's voice to the
government.
Radars vice-president
Ed Johns opened the.
November 5 meeting by
reading a poem which
some of the 45 members
present were able to
recite, remembering the
poem Come Little Leaves.
from the old school
reader.
Leila ,Johnston,
reported that carnations
had been sent to Omerine
Watkins, Fannie Lobb
and Hazel Parker and get
well cards went out to
John Deeves and Gladys
Wallis. Several members
had visited sick friends
and club members in the
hospital, in the hospital
and in their homes.
Mr. Johns read a letter
concerning rental
apartments for senior
citizens in Clinton and the
surrounding townships. A
speaker with more in-
formation "on this will be
present at the Radars
next meeting on
November 19 in the
Clinton town hall.
It was also announced
that a New Horizons
semin ar will be held in -
the town hall on
November 26 at 1:30 pm.
Mrs. Nola Love,
You have to watch
those nightime barns
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catsaawD GREzsumg
road, the OPP noted and
said that in the dusk Mr.
WINGHAM - A Listowel
man is in University
Hospital, London with
severe facial ,injuries as
the result of a freakish
accident.
The Wingham OPP
reported that Joseph
Marshall, 69, was
travelling along Morris
Township Sideroad 15-16
when his car struck an
old barn which was being
transported down the
road on a tractor -trailer
at night.
The building was
almost idc as the
president of Zone 8 is in
charge of the seminar
and the executive of all
zone 8 clubs are asked to
attend
Final plans were made
for the Radars Christmas
banquet which will be
held at Clinton's Ontario
Street United Church on
December 10, starting at
6 pm. An, entertainment
program and evening of
progressive euchre will
follow the dinner. Olive
Ball has volunteered to
make tickets and these
will be available from
Cecelia Edgar at the next
two meetings or at her
home.
Members of the social
comm- ee for the
eventnwere Mr. and
Mrs.s,eodLin, Mary
Griggand Mdriel Grigg.
Mary Grigg acted as
emcee and led in a sing-
song with Lorna Radford
at the piano.
Muriel Grigg read the
poem In Flanders Field
and outlined a brief
history about its author,
John 1VlcRae. Wat
Webster entertained with
some Scottish and Irish
tunes on his mouth organ
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Marshall probably saw
the lights of the truck but
not the ,barn and plowed
right into it.
Damage in the mishap
was estimated at $8,000 to
the Marshall car and $100
to the barn.
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and Ida Godkin gave two
readings. John Deeves
was selling poppies fon
Remembrance Day
during the evening.,
A few. hands of
progressive euchre and
500 and a luncheon ended.
the evening. High prizes
in euchre were wpn. by
Beatrice Welsh and Pearl .
Cummings. Margaret
Bridle and Margaret
Fremlin took the low
prizes. Donna Tyndall
had the high score in- 500
and Blanche Stephenson
was the low scorer.
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